A historic boxing conflict between two of the game’s biggest fighters is formally set for Saturday, Sept. 13, in Las Vegas. Saul “Canelo” Álvarez will face undefeated champion Terence Crawford in a unified Tremendous Middleweight title bout, confirmed immediately by HE Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the Normal Leisure Authority and President of the Saudi Boxing Federation.
The blockbuster occasion, promoted in collaboration with Dana White and Sela, shall be streamed reside on Netflix at no extra price to the platform’s greater than 300 million subscribers worldwide. This marks the primary time a serious boxing match shall be globally broadcast on Netflix.
A 3-city worldwide press tour will precede the bout. Canelo and Crawford will seem in Riyadh on June 20, adopted by New York’s Fanatics Fest on June 22 and Las Vegas on June 27.
Canelo, who holds a document of 62-2-2 with 39 KOs, expressed confidence forward of the bout. “I’m tremendous pleased to be making historical past once more and this time on a Riyadh Season Card that shall be broadcast on Netflix. On September 13, I’m prepared to indicate as soon as once more that I’m the most effective pound-for-pound fighter on the earth.”
Crawford, boasting an ideal 41-0 document with 31 KOs, made his intentions clear. “My good document speaks for itself. I’m the most effective fighter on the earth and irrespective of the opponent or weight class, I’ve at all times come out on high. On September 13, my hand shall be raised as soon as once more because the world watches greatness.”
The showdown between these two pound-for-pound greats guarantees to be one of the crucial watched and talked-about fights in boxing historical past.
